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Font Awesome is reshaping the future of the Eleventy (11ty) static site generator by rebranding it as “Build Awesome” and positioning it as a more integrated, all-in-one site builder. The company also launched a Kickstarter for “Build Awesome Pro,” which quickly reached its $40,000 goal before being paused and rescheduled, adding to uncertainty. Eleventy, created by Zach Leatherman, is widely used for its lightweight, non-framework approach and flexible multi-templating system. The shift has sparked concern among contributors and users about governance, long-term stewardship, and whether existing Eleventy workflows will remain compatible.
The End of Eleventy
Font Awesome rebranded the popular static-site generator Eleventy (11ty) as Build Awesome and launched a Kickstarter for Build Awesome Pro, quickly hitting its $40,000 goal before the campaign was paused and rescheduled due to email-delivery issues. Eleventy, created by Zach Leatherman and adopted by many major orgs (NASA, CERN, Google, Mozilla), is valued for its lightweight, flexible Node.js-based approach and multi-templating support that avoids imposing client-side frameworks. The move follows Eleventy’s 2024 transition to Font Awesome and raises concerns in the community about loss of independence, commercial alignment, and the future direction of a widely used open-source SSG. The outcome matters for developers, maintainers, and sites relying on Eleventy’s ecosystem.
Font Awesome has rebranded the popular static-site generator Eleventy (11ty) as Build Awesome and launched a Kickstarter for Build Awesome Pro that quickly hit its $40,000 goal before being paused and rescheduled. Eleventy — created by Zach Leatherman and used by organizations including NASA, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla — is praised for flexibility, multi-templating support, and a lightweight, non-framework approach. The move follows Eleventy’s 2024 transition to Font Awesome and signals a consolidation into an “all-in-one” site builder, prompting concern among 11ty contributors and users about project direction, community stewardship, and compatibility with existing workflows. The change matters because many websites and developer ecosystems depend on Eleventy’s open, modular model.
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